Insulator mounting



,1 J. H. SCHUMACHER 2,471,839

INSULA'fOR MOUNTING Filed Oct. 19, 1945 Patented May 31, 1949 UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE.v

INSULATOR MOUNTING JohnH. Schumacher, Alma, Mo.

Application October 19, 1945, Serial No. 623,264

1 Claim. 1

My invention relates to improvements in electric fences employed forenclosures and to prevent the passage therethrough of livestock.

It relates particularly to the manner of supporting insulated electricconductors on the fence posts.

One of the objects of my invention is to provide a novel insulatorsupporting bracket having novel means for attaching it to a fence post.

A further object of my invention is the provision of a novel insulatorsupporting bracket, adapted for attaching to a fence post, which bracketis simple, cheap to make, easily installed in its operative position,strong, durable, not likely to get out of order, and which is eficientin operation.

The novel features of my invention are hereinafter fully described andclaimed.

In the accompanying drawing, which illustrates a preferred form of myimproved bracket,

Fig. 1 is a side View, partly in elevation and partly in verticalsection of my improved bracket shown mounted in operative position on ausual fence post which is embedded at its lower end in the ground.

Fig. 2 is a top View of what is shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a top view of the bracket.

4 is a perspective view of the bracket.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the locking wedge.

Fig. 6 is an elevation of the upper portion of a fence post having thebracket affixed thereto, the insulator being omitted.

Similar characters of reference ilar parts in the different views.

5 designates the usual fence post comprising two longitudinal flanges atright angles to each other, and sharpened at their lower ends. One

of the flanges is provided with transverse holes comprising horizontalslots 2 spaced one above the other at equal distances apart.

In its preferred form, my improved bracket consists of a strip of flatmetal formed into a horizontal arm 3 from which downwardly diverges aninclined lower arm 4.

The ends of the arms 3 and 4 terminate in two narrowed tongues 5 and 6that are inserted respectively through two of the holes 2. At the innerends of the tongues 5 and 6, the arms 3 and A have shouldered portions 1and 8 which bear against one side of the post flange having in it theholes or slots 2 next adjacent to each other.

The lower tongue 6 extends at right angles to the post I at the outerside thereof, or the side against which bear the shoulders I and 8. The

designate said lower tongue 6 has through it a longitudinal slot 9 inwhich is adapted to be downwardly driven a, removable wedge it theconverging edges of which respectively bear against the inner side ofthe post and the outer end of the slot 9. This wedge i8 holds theshoulders 8 against the post I.

The upper tongue 5 is inclined upwardly from the inner side of the post,so as to hold the shouldered portions l against the post I when thewedge i9 is driven to its holding position, as shown.

For supporting a usual porcelain insulator l l on the upper side of theupper arm 3, the latter has through it, near its outer end, a hole l2through which extends a vertical bolt !3, which extends through a woodeninsulator supporting member l4 and through the insulator II. Thethreaded lower end of the bolt I3 has on it a securin nut 55 which bearsagainst the under side of the arm 3.

An electric conductor l6 may be wired to the insulator l l, as shown inFigs. 1 and 2.

Washer H is disposed between the nut l5 and the arm 3.

In assembling the parts, the insulator ll, mouned on the bolt i3, isfitted at its lower end on the wooden member M, which is cylindrical atits lower end and tapering at its upper end. The bolt i3 is theninserted downwardly through the hole !2 with the lower end of the woodenmember M resting on the arm 3. The nut I5 and washer l are then fittedon the lower end of the bolt 13, and the nut tightened with the washerll bearing against the under side of the arm 3.

The tongue 5 is then inserted through a selected hole 2 in the post I,with the shoulders 1 bearing against the outer side of the post. Thebracket is then swung downwardly and the tongue 6 inserted through thehole 2 next below until the shoulders 8 bear against the outer side ofthe post I. The wedge I0 is then inserted through the slot 9, with itsconverging edges bearing respectively against the inner side of the postI and the outer end of the slot 9, as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 6, thussecurely fastening the bracket to the post, with the insulator H mountedthereon in its operative position, ready for the attachment thereto, asby wiring, of the electric conductor IS. The conductor it, when charged,prevents live stock from passing between the posts, and forms with thebrackets 34 and posts I an electric guarded fence -for enclosures.

As many conductors l6 and supporting brackets may be mounted on theposts, as may be needed or desired for eifectin the purpose in View.

Many modifications of my invention, within the scope of the appendedclaim, may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention.

What I claim is:

In an electric fence, employing a post having therethrough a pluralityof transverse holes, one above the other, in combination a brackethaving a horizontal upper arm and a lower arm diverging downwardlytherefrom, said arms having at their ends two tongues adapted to beextended respectively through two of said holes, said arms havingadjacent said tongues shouldered portions adapted to bear against oneside of said post, the lower tongue having a longitudinal slot at theopposite side of said post, a releasable wedge extending through saidslot with its converging edges adapted to fit respectively against saidpost and against the outer end of said slot, so as to ductor supportinginsulator to said upper arm.

JOHN H. SCHUMACHER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 5,889 Livingston et a1 Oct. 31,1848 674,663 Baran May 21, 1901 1,766,254 Kearney June 24, 19302,163,954 Lucas June 27, 1939

